Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Democrats like the job the president is doing. Eighty-five percent (85%) of Republicans and 61% of voters not affiliated with either major party disapprove.

The latest figures include 24% of all likely voters who Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president and 42% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -18.

Got up this morning, and Max immediately started giving me a ton of grief.

“If I’m going to be commenting on your … and I put it charitably … sometimes entertaining posts, then I’m going to need to stop riding on top of your account. I’m not StoneGiant, I’m Max. Gimme my own account. Then gimme a cookie.”